EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Use of Science and Technology in replacing existing social practices is termed as
A
Sanskritization
B
Modernization
C
Socialization
D
Westernization
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Science and technology have made it easier for people to communicate with other people across the world. They also helped in decreasing the costs of production leading to business growth as well as contributing to the development in the agriculture sector, education sector, and industrial/manufacturing sector.

Detailed explanation-2: -Science, Technology & Society (STS) is an interdisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand the many ways that modern science and technology shape modern culture, values, and institutions, and how modern values shape science and technology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Science and technology enable us to save both time and money. Science and technology open up new perspectives of understanding. Science and technology aid in the advancement of the field of education. Science and technology contribute to the development of treatment and therapeutic equipment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Science is concerned with analysis, deduction and theory development. On the other hand, technology is based on analysis and synthesis of design. Science is used to make predictions whereas technology simplifies the work and fulfil the needs of people.

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